Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told the World Energy Congress in Istanbul this week that Riyadh plans to privatize 65GW of Saudi power generating capacity, as part of a massive shake-up of the kingdom’s energy sector under the government’s Vision 2030 long term strategy.
The strategy was instigated by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to end the Saudi economy’s “addiction to oil.” A medium term National Transformation Program to achieve the vision aims for 100% of Saudi electricity to be generated by “strategic partners” in 2020 (MEES, 10 June). (CONTINUED - 692 WORDS)
